upon me to be paid by Alderman Backwell.  So with my Lord to Whitehall by water, and he having taken leave of the King, comes to us at his lodgings and from thence goes to the garden stairs and there takes barge, and at the stairs was met by Sir R. Slingsby, who there took his leave of my Lord, and I heard my Lord thank him for his kindness to me, which Sir Robert answered much to my advantage.  I went down with my Lord in the barge to Deptford, and there went on board the Dutch yacht and staid there a good while, W. Howe not being come with my Lord’s things, which made my Lord very angry.  By and by he comes and so we set sayle, and anon went to dinner, my Lord and we very merry; and after dinner I went down below and there sang, and took leave of W. Howe, Captain Rolt, and the rest of my friends, then went up and took leave of my Lord, who give me his hand and parted with great respect.  So went and Captain Ferrers with me into our wherry, and my Lord did give five guns, all they had charged, which was the greatest respect my Lord could do me, and of which I was not a little proud.  So with a sad and merry heart I left them sailing pleasantly from Erith, hoping to be in the Downs tomorrow early.  We toward London in our boat.  Pulled off our stockings and bathed our legs a great while in the river, which I had not done some years before.  By and by we come to Greenwich, and thinking to have gone on the King’s yacht, the King was in her, so we passed by, and at Woolwich went on shore, in the company of Captain Poole of Jamaica and young Mr. Kennersley, and many others, and so to the tavern where we drank a great deal both wine and beer.  So we parted hence and went home with Mr. Falconer, who did give us cherrys and good wine.  So to boat, and young Poole took us on board the Charity and gave us wine there, with which I had full enough, and so to our wherry again, and there fell asleep till I came almost to the Tower, and there the Captain and I parted, and I home and with wine enough in my head, went to bed.

14th.  To Whitehall to my Lord’s, where I found Mr. Edward Montagu and his family come to lie during my Lord’s absence.  I sent to my house by my Lord’s order his shipp—­[Qy. glass omitted after shipp.]—­and triangle virginall.  So to my father’s, and did give him order about the buying of this cloth to send to my Lord.  But I could not stay with him myself, for having got a great cold by my playing the fool in the water yesterday I was in great pain, and so went home by coach to bed, and went not to the office at all, and by keeping myself warm, I broke wind and so came to some ease.  Rose and eat some supper, and so to bed again.